Gretchen Louisehttps://gretchenlouise.com
mentoring digital wordsmithsMon, 05 Feb 2018 22:39:03 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.3http://gretchenlouise.com/category/tech/http://gretchenlouise.com/buttoncode150.jpgSocial Media & Tech TipsIs your opt-in freebie ready to share with your subscribers?https://gretchenlouise.com/opt-in-freebie-checklist/
https://gretchenlouise.com/opt-in-freebie-checklist/#commentsMon, 31 Jul 2017 21:09:49 +0000https://gretchenlouise.com/?p=29047<a href="https://gretchenlouise.com/opt-in-freebie-checklist/"><img width="425" height="259" src="https://gretchenlouise.com/wp-content/uploads/optin-gift-checklist-425x259.jpg" alt="Is your opt-in freebie ready to share with your subscribers?" align="center" style="display: block;margin: 0 auto 20px" /></a><p>It&#8217;s easy to get so excited about the brand new freebie you&#8217;ve created to bribe your visitors to subscribe to your email list that you forget a key element or two.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a quick pre-publish checklist to make sure your file is ready to share with your subscribers.</p>
<p>1. Author Name</p>
<p>It&#8217;s so obvious it is easy to miss: make sure <strong>your name</strong> is clearly visible on any and every page of your printable.</p>
<p>2. Copyright</p>
<p>Indicate the <strong>copyright</strong> on at least one page, perhaps even the footer of every page, right along with your name and website address.</p>
<p>3. Clickable Website Address</p>
<p>Your <strong>website address</strong> should be easy to find, and preferably even clickable. (Depending on what you are using to edit the file, you can usually format a clickable address so it blends into the rest of your text and isn&#8217;t blue and underlined.)</p>
<p>4.</p>
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https://gretchenlouise.com/update-old-posts/#commentsMon, 29 May 2017 23:31:24 +0000https://gretchenlouise.com/?p=28813<a href="https://gretchenlouise.com/update-old-posts/"><img width="425" height="259" src="https://gretchenlouise.com/wp-content/uploads/update-posts-feature-425x259.jpg" alt="How to Update Old Blog Posts (without breaking links or losing social media shares)" align="center" style="display: block;margin: 0 auto 20px" /></a><p>Working your way through a course like Sticky Blogging or Blog Smarter and making changes to your old posts? Just feeling like a bit of spring cleaning on your blog?</p>
<p>Here are three things to know about updating old posts.</p>
<p>Rest assured: you can do it without breaking any links or losing your social media shares!</p>
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https://gretchenlouise.com/essential-blog-elements/#commentsSun, 30 Apr 2017 00:15:38 +0000https://gretchenlouise.com/?p=28700<a href="https://gretchenlouise.com/essential-blog-elements/"><img width="425" height="259" src="https://gretchenlouise.com/wp-content/uploads/blog-elements-425x259.jpg" alt="8 Essential Elements Every Blog Needs" align="center" style="display: block;margin: 0 auto 20px" /></a><p>It&#8217;s easy to get overwhelmed at all the things that the “experts” say you “should” have on your blog, let alone all the bells and whistles you know you could add!</p>
<p>But when it comes right down to it, sometimes simple is better. And when you&#8217;re just starting out as a blogger, you don&#8217;t have to have everything perfect in the beginning.</p>
<p>It goes contrary to a lot of popular blogging advice. It&#8217;s not the stuff marketing gurus will tell you. But there are really <i>only</i> eight essential elements your site <i>needs</i> to have.</p>
<p>Keep it simple. Focus on perfecting these essentials. And in time, everything else will fall into place.</p>
<p>1. A way to see what the site is about.</p>
<p>This could be your site&#8217;s name itself if your branding is self evident in the title of your site.</p>
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https://gretchenlouise.com/books-better-writer/#commentsSat, 04 Mar 2017 07:00:48 +0000https://gretchenlouise.com/?p=28280<a href="https://gretchenlouise.com/books-better-writer/"><img width="425" height="259" src="https://gretchenlouise.com/wp-content/uploads/books-writer-typewriter-425x259.jpg" alt="5 Books That Will Make You A Better Writer (Without Boring You to Tears)" align="center" style="display: block;margin: 0 auto 20px" /></a><p>If you love to write, chances are you have (tried to) read books about writing, in hopes of learning how to write better.</p>
<p>But have you noticed that many writing books are, well, boring? I too have tried to read so many books on the craft of writing that are so dry I didn&#8217;t learn anything because I was just trying to get through the next page.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a few books to breathe life into your writing, look no further! These five fun titles I recommend below will fit the bill&#8211;without boring you.</p>
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<p><i>The Elements of Style</i> by Strunk and White</p>
<p>If you don’t yet know about this little book, stop right here and order it. It’s a must, not just for your bookshelf, but for your desk! <i>The Elements of Style</i> is a very practical rule-book.</p>
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https://gretchenlouise.com/new-blogger/#commentsMon, 09 Jan 2017 22:40:35 +0000http://gretchenlouise.com/?p=28003<a href="https://gretchenlouise.com/new-blogger/"><img width="425" height="259" src="https://gretchenlouise.com/wp-content/uploads/new-blogger-feature-425x259.jpg" alt="letter to a new blogger" align="center" style="display: block;margin: 0 auto 20px" /></a><p>Dear brand new blogger,</p>
<p>I see you there, on the other side of the computer screen. Your blog to do list is a mile long. You&#8217;re overwhelmed at all the things you are supposed to do to make your blog the best it can be before you release it to the waiting world. You are frustrated by all you don&#8217;t know when it comes to the technical stuff. And none of the graphics you attempt to make look anything like the ones you see going viral on Pinterest.</p>
<p><strong>I have good news for you.</strong> You don&#8217;t have to do all the things. You don&#8217;t have to choose the right child theme the first time. You don&#8217;t even have to make the perfect Pinterest image.</p>
<p>All you have to do is sit down and write one blog post to help one person. That will be enough for now.</p>
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